CNI News
15 Jan 2023
More armed groups have popped up after Myanmar adopted democratic rule, Director U Thein Tun Oo of the Strategic Studies told the CNI.
From the national security point of view, armed groups were advancing their opportunities under the excuse of peace and human rights.
U Thein Tun Oo told the CNI, " I don't want to say this but I will have to. Armed groups have mushroomed when our country adopted democratic rule. They have their own political objectives. In theory, they are non-state actors. It they forcefully implement their political objectives, military means will follow."
As political issues cannot be resolved through political means, armed struggle has been opted, Chairman Khun Myint Tun of Pa-O National Federal Council told the CNI.
PDF troops under the command of the NUG.
Khun Myint Tun told the CNI, "The revolutions in our country erupted when democracy was suppressed. As political issues could not be resolved through political means, the people have to defend themselves. This is how the Spring Revolution has evolved. And the military has killed and tortured the people and forced them to defend themselves. This is the root cause of the revolution in our country."
He added that the root cause of the revolution is the military dictatorship, which has been oppressing the people.
The number of armed organizations has increased as the people cannot enjoy democratic rights, Political Observer U Than Soe Naing told the CNI.
Armed organizations holding peace talks with the junta
He said, "The number of armed groups has increased because the people cannot enjoy democratic rights. During the tenure of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the government held peace talks with the armed groups. However, after the military coup, the number of armed groups has significantly increased. After the illegal coup, the number of PDFs has increased by hundreds with hundreds of thousands of troops in addition to ethnic armed organizations already active in the country.
Hundreds of armed groups have emerged in the entire country due to the political climate after 1st February, 2021.
